Storm-front cleaner.



L. A. WILSON. STORM FRONT CLEANER. 1 APPLICATION FILED 213.15, 190a.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909 'LYMAN A. WILSON, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

. STORM-FRONT CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Application filed. February 15, 1908. Serial No. $16092.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYMAN A. WILSON, citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storm-Front Cleaners, of which the following is a specification. s v

The present invention relates to an imroved attachment for cleaning the storm ronts of street cars, motor vehicles and the like, and has for its object to provide an improved means whereby the dirt, snow, or rain dro s which accumulate upon the glass and ten to obscure the view of the motorman or chauffeur may be easily and quickly removed.

The invention further contemplates a storm front cleaner which is of simple and inexpensive construction and will operate in a quick and effective manner to accomplish the desired result.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof, and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a storm front having the cleaning attachment applied thereto, portions being broken away. ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the device. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one end of the sliding frame.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

For the purpose of illustration, the invens tion is shown as applied to a storm front of the conventional construction, the numeral 1 designating a sash which is mounted so as to slide to either side. Located on the window frame at each side of the sash is a vertical guide 2 between which a sliding frame 3 is mounted. These guides 2 may be of any suitable construction although in the present instance they are shown as hav.- ing a channeled formation and as receiving blocks 4 connected by a cross bar 3. Loosely mounted upon this cross bar is a sleeve 5 carr 'ing a cleaning strip 6 of'felt, rubber or ot er suitable material, the said into and out of operative position. In the referred construction the sleeve 5 is formed from a single strip of sheet material, the edges of the strip being extended to form the complemental jflWS 5" between which the cleaning stri 6.is clamped by means of the clam ing-b0 ts 7. Located at each end of the s eeve 5 is a coil spring 8 surrounding the cross bar 3, and having one end thereof connected to the block 4 while the o posite end is connected to the sleeve 5, t c said springs normally serving to rotate the sleeve upon the cross bar and swing the cleaning strip away from the glass of the storm front.

A self-acting spring roller 9 is mounted above the slidin frame 3 and flexible strips 10 which may metal as desired are connected to the s ring roller so as to be wound thereon an also have an operative connection with the sliding frame 3 to admit of the latter being moved up and down in front of the glass. In the present instance the flexible strlps are shown as secured to the sleeve 5. Projecting from the sleeve 5 is an arm 11 and connected to the extremity of this arm is an operating cord 12 which passes through a guide opening 13 located below the sliding frame. This arm 11 is so arranged that when tension is produced in the cord for the purpose of moving the sliding frame 3 the sleeve is rotated upon the cross bar and the cleaning strip 6 swung into contact with the glass. It will thus be apparent that the slidlng frame 3 can be reciprocated up. and down across the face of the storm front by suitably manipulating the cord 12 and that the cleaning strip 6 will be swung inwardly lnto contact with the glass so as to remove all dirt, snow, rain drops or the like from the surface thereof. tion, however the coil springs 8 move the strip away from the glass so that the sash 1 can be readily moved to either side in the usual manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A cleaning device for storm fronts, comprising a pair of guides, a block slidably mounted upon each of the guides, a cross bar connecting the blocks, a sleeve rotatably mounted upon the cross bar, a cleaning member carried b the sleeve, springs surrounding the cross er and connected to the sleeve and blocks, the said springs normally rotate cleaning strip being adapted to be swung ing the sleeve to hold the cleaning member e either of fabric or thin When the device is not in operain an inoperative position, 'a spring actuated roller, flexible strips adapted to be wound upon the spring actuated roller and having an operative connection with the cross Lar, an arm projecting laterally from the sleeve, and an operating cord cooperating with the arm to move the cross lar against the action of the springroller and at the same time rotate the sleeve to throw the cleaning memher into an operative position.

2. A cleaning devlce for storm fronts, comprising a pair of guides, a Hook slidaL 1y mounted upon each of the guides, a cross bar connecting the Llocks, a sleeve rotatally mounted upon the cross barand formed of a single strip ofmaterial having the edges thereof extended outwardly to form 'aws, a

cleaning member secured between t c said jaws, a spring actuated roller having an operative connection with the cross bar, an 1 arm projecting laterally from the sleeve, an operating cord cooperating with the arm to move the cross oar against the action of the spring roller and at the same time throw the cleaning memlzer into anoperative posi tion, and springs surrounding the cross .bar

said springs normally tending to rotate the sleeve to throw the cleaning member into an operative position.

and connected to the sleeve and blocks, the

In testimony whereof Iafiii; my signature 

